Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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